Fangirl meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this funny and poignant coming-of-age novel from New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren about two boys who fall in love in a writing class—one from a progressive family and the other from a conservative religious community.

Three years ago, Tanner Scott’s family relocated from California to Utah, a move that nudged the bisexual teen temporarily back into the closet. Now, with one semester of high school to go, and no obstacles between him and out-of-state college freedom, Tanner plans to coast through his remaining classes and clear out of Utah.

But when his best friend Autumn dares him to take Provo High’s prestigious Seminar—where honor roll students diligently toil to draft a book in a semester—Tanner can’t resist going against his better judgment and having a go, if only to prove to Autumn how silly the whole thing is. Writing a book in four months sounds simple. Four months is an eternity.

It turns out, Tanner is only partly right: four months is a long time. After all, it takes only one second for him to notice Sebastian Brother, the Mormon prodigy who sold his own Seminar novel the year before and who now mentors the class. And it takes less than a month for Tanner to fall completely in love with him.

Five reasons why I want to read this book:

This is a love story. That is pretty much enough for me right there, but I shall continue.

Two very lovely books are referenced in the synopsis. I adored both Simon and Fangirl, therefore, any book that could deliver even a fraction of the happiness those books gave me would be added to my TBR immediately.

Tanner is writing a book. In four months. I am intrigued, and am imagining such wonderful meetings the two MCs can have as Sebastian helps Tanner realize his story. And, Mormons. There are so many diverse religions represented in my area, but I have not many Mormons. I had recently read two books that featured Mormons, and would like to learn more.

I like the clash of values - conservative versus progressive. I am interested in seeing how Lauren handles this.

I have been wanting to read more from this author. My first Lauren book was pretty good. It had that sweet and sassy thing I love, plus great banter. But now we are talking YA, which is what I read most of the time, since I contribute to a YA blog. I am pretty excited to see what these two do in the YA realm.

I was a teacher for 12 years, and I totally understand why we need books like this. YA and MG are such important genres, because the target audience are at a point in their lives, when they are growing and changing so much and so quickly. And, yeah, I am glad there are books like this too.